Lucknow. The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday refused to grant anticipatory bail to Rakesh Rathore, Congress MP from Sitapur Lok Sabha seat, accused in a rape case.
Although the court has given him two weeks’ time to surrender before the trial court on the demand of his advocate, but in the meantime no order has been given regarding his arrest. This order has been passed by a single bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan while disposing of the petition filed for anticipatory bail of Rakesh Rathore.
Implicated in a false case – Rakesh Rathore
Rathore had said that he has been falsely implicated in the rape case with malice and if the incident was true, the victim should have lodged an FIR immediately, but she has lodged the FIR after four years. Opposing the petition, Additional Advocate General VK Shahi said that the statement given by the victim to the police and the written statement are the same, in which she has supported the incident, so Rakesh Rathore cannot be called innocent.
On being asked by the court, advocate Pooja Singh, who appeared on behalf of the victim, said that she did not file an FIR earlier due to fear of social disgrace, but when her husband and other relatives came to know about the incident, she lodged an FIR after they encouraged her.
Rakesh Rathore raped the victim by promising marriage – Lawyer
The court was also told that Rakesh Rathore raped the victim by promising marriage and giving false assurance of making a future in politics. When the petitioner’s advocate Atul Verma felt that the court would not grant him anticipatory bail, he said that the Parliament session is about to start, so Rathore should be given two weeks’ time to surrender. The court accepted this plea.
